Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media roundtable. This week, we'll discuss the coverage of the healthcare summit, the three-week-long assault in Helmand province, NY Times and conflict of interest as well as the lack of coverage of Gaza. We'll be joined by Kabul-based journalist Anand Gopal, Electronic Intifada's Ali Abunimah and Congressional Quarterly's Adriel Bettelheim.

Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anand Gopal, reporting from Afghanistan for the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. His dispatches can be read at anandgopal.com.

Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian American journalist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, a not-for-profit, independent online publication about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

Adriel Bettelheim, Congressional Quarterly's Managing Editor

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Are You Going Native in Your Garden?

On the next Your Call, we'll look at the world of native plants in Northern California, both in the great outdoors and our backyards. What is a native plant? Why are they worth planting, and how do you pick the right ones? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org? Is there ever a wrong time to choose native species? And what are your favorite native plants? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Ellen Zagory, director of Horticulture at UC Davis Arboretum

Jessa Guisse, California pollinator outreach coordinator at Xerces Society

Kevin Bryant, chapter council chair of California Native Plant Society

Kathy Kramer, Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour Coordinator

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Who Needs the Filibuster?

Where did the filibuster come from and what's it good for? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the filibuster, which allows politicians to block or delay Senate action on a bill by obstructive actions. Are there times when the slow-moving Senate has blocked destructive legislation? Join us live at 11 a.m. or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. When is the filibuster appropriate and is it time to change the rules? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Gregory Koger, assistant professor of political science at the University of Miami and author of the forthcoming book, Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate.

Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog

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Will Corporate Control of Politics Increase?

Is this the moment to transform the role of corporations in politics? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision that has laid down the gauntlet for anyone who's ever wanted to take politics back from the corporations. What should we be demanding? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is there a coalition that can get it done? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Trent Lange, president, California Clean Money Action Fund

Dave Levinthal, communications director and spokesperson with Center for Responsive Politics

David Donnelly, Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) National Campaigns Director.

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Can Moving Your Money Make a Difference?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Monday series Agenda for a New Economy with a conversation about the "Move Your Money" movement. It's calling on people to take their deposits out of the big banks and put them in smaller banks that work at the community level. How much money would have to move to significantly bolster the small banks?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How many people have moved their money so far and are you one of them? It's Your Call, with me Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Stacy Mitchell is a researcher with the New Rules Project of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Rick Hofstetter, president and chief executive officer of The Lighthouse Bank

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the assault on Afghanistan's Helmand province, the one year anniversary of the stimulus package, and the $8 billion loan guarantee for the first nuclear power plant in 27 years. We'll be joined by Propublica's Michael Grabell, the San Francisco Chronicle's David Baker and independent journalist Aunohita Mojumdar joins us from Kabul.

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org? Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Grabell covers transportation for ProPublica.

David R. Baker, staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle covering energy issues

Aunohita Mojumdar, freelance journalist based in Kabul

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What Does It Take to be a Whistleblower?

What are the stakes of being a whistleblower today? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Daniel Ellsberg who is featured in the new documentary film, The Most Dangerous Man in America. What does it take to be a whistleblower today versus what it took during Vietnam?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Based on the realities of politics today, what do you expect from potential whistleblowers? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Daniel Ellsberg, an activist and political analyst. His leaking of the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times set in motion a chain of events that ended not only the Nixon presidency but the Vietnam War.

Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, president of the No Fear Institute

David Colapinto, general counsel, National Whistleblower Center

Lewis Maltby, founder of the National Workplace Institute and author of Can They Do That? Retaking Our Fundamental Rights in the Workplace.

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How Safe is it to Google?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the world's largest Internet search company and its privacy policies. The Washington Post recently reported that Google is teaming up with the NSA to prevent another hack attack. It's no longer just a search engine. If you use their email and cell phone, you're entrenched. So what's happening to all of that data? Join us live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How much trust do you put in Google? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Andrew Leonard, Salon.com reporter
Matthew Phillips, EPIC Appellate Privacy Fellow

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What are Your Rights in the Workplace?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Lewis Maltby, founder of the National Workplace Institute and author of Can They Do That? How American Companies Abuse Workers and What To Do About It. Did you know that you could be fired for having a political bumper sticker on your car or even having a beer after work?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What options do you have to protect yourself? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Lewis Maltby, founder of the National Workplace Institute and author of Can They Do That? How American Companies Abuse Workers and What To Do About It.

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What Have We Learned from the Great Depression?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Liaquat Ahamed, author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World. He chronicles the tragic tale of the world's four most powerful bankers who caused the 1930s depression. What does that crisis tell us about the reforms we need now? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do we have a better grasp of the economy today or are we headed for another global depression? It's your Call with, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Liaquat Ahamed, a board member of the Rohatyn Group, and a member of the Board of Trustees at the Brookings Institution.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. Harper's editor Scott Horton joins us to discuss his six-month investigation about three Guantanamo detainees who died in 2006. The U.S. government says they committed suicide. A former sergeant says they were tortured. Why is it getting so little coverage in the national media?

We'll also discuss the lack of coverage of the devastating storm that's left the Sioux Reservation in South Dakota without power, water, or heat. And we'll find out how reporters who have no choice but to cover Iran from outside the country are getting their stories. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Scott Horton, Harper's editor
Farnaz Fassihi, Wall Street Journal's Middle East bureau chief
Scott Waltman, Aberdeen American News reporter

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What's President Obama's Record on Civil Liberties?

On the next Your Call, we'll discuss a new ACLU report that says the President has taken serious steps to improve civil liberties during his first year in office. But it also reveals the continuation of some of the most radical and invasive Bush administration policies. Join us live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's your take on Obama's civil liberties record? What should be at the top of his list? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jay Stanley, Technology & Liberty Project at American Civil Liberties Union, Washington Legislative Office

Shanta Driver, National Chair with The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN).

Cindy Cohen, Electronic Frontier Foundation

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What Will America Look Like in 2050?

Urban or suburban, what will the U.S. look like in forty years? On the next Your Call we'll be joined by Joel Kotkin, author of the new book The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050. Kotkin celebrates a vision of the country that looks increasingly more like the suburbs of Los Angeles and less like San Francisco or New York. He argues that significant increases in population and sprawling development will make America, "the most affluent, culturally rich, and successful nation in human history." Where do you see yourself living over the coming decades -- the city, the country, or somewhere in between?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to Feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's your vision of America in 2050? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Joel Kotkin is a journalist, formerly at the Wall Street Journal and currently at Forbes.com, and a development consultant with The Brookings Institution, The New America Foundation and The Center for an Urban Future. He has authored several books; his most recent is The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050.

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Have We Learned to Love the Taliban?

Have we learned to love the Taliban? And how did this major shift happen so quickly? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the recent plans to start negotiations with the Taliban. Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to talk to Taliban leaders, and his backers in the U.S. and Europe are all for it. What does this shift mean for the future of Afghanistan?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Are you ready for U.S. troops pulling out of Afghanistan, regardless of what it means for the future of the Afghan people? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Alam Payind, director of the Middle East Studies Center at Ohio State University.

Aunohita Mojumdar, a freelance journalist covering Afghanistan for the last six years for the Christian Science Monitor, AlJazeera.com, Eurasianet and other outlets.

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Why aren't Pro Sports Treated like Every Other Business?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the subsidies and sweetheart deals government gives to sports teams. Why has our society decided pro sports teams get special treatment? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Why do cities and states cut generous deals for teams that they wouldn't with other businesses? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Why do cities and states cut generous deals for teams that they wouldn't with other businesses? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Andrew Zimbalist is the Robert A. Woods professor of economics at Smith College.

Dave Zirin, Sports correspondent for The Nation

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, President Obama released his military budget, the largest since WWII, and despite protest, CBS still is planning to air an anti-choice add during the Super Bowl. What did you think about the coverage of these issues? We'll be joined by RH Reality's Jodi Jacobson, Al Jazeera's Richard Gizbert and Olga Pierce of Propublica.

Join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jodi Jacobson, Editor-in-Chief of RH Reality Check, a news organization with information and analysis for reproductive health.

Olga Pierce, reporter with Propublica.

Richard Gizbert, an international reporter for Al Jazeera English and host of Al Jazeera's weekly program, The Listening Post.

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How Do We Use Black History Month to Bridge Racial Divides?

On the next Your Call, we'll look at the history of Black History Month, what it has to teach and how it can continue to be relevant today. Half a century away from the Civil Rights Movement and with a black president in office, how do we as a society relate to race? Do we talk about it too much? Not enough? Do institutions like Black History Month help spark important investigations and conversations about race?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How does looking into history create honest dialogue about race in today's world? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, professor of history at Howard University and Vice President of Programs at the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH).

Tammy Johnson, director of strategic partnerships at the Applied Research Center in Oakland--which publishes Color Lines; Tammy is also a community organizer, trainer and writer versed in race and public policy.

Kevin Epps, community activist and award-winning filmmaker from the Bay Area; producer of the 2002 documentary Straight Outta Hunter's Point and, more recently, The Black Rock.

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How will You Respond to the School Budget Crisis?

California cut an estimated $17 billion from the state's public schools and colleges in the last two years, according to the California School Boards Association. And more devastating cuts are forecasted for the coming school year. Meanwhile, parents are getting the picture -- and getting organized. On the next Your Call, we'll look at just how parents are responding to cuts in their children's education.

Whether you're a parent, teacher, student or school administrator, if you're affected by this crisis, join us live at 11 am or e-mail at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Suzanne Morikawa, communications manager for Parents for Public Schools and an elementary school parent.

Rachel Lederman & Alexsis Beach, parents of 4th and 7th graders at SF Community, a SFUSD K-8 school.

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How Did Howard Zinn Change the History of the United States?

On the next Your Call, we'll look back at the writing, activism, and life story of social historian Howard Zinn. His influential People's History of the United States sold over a million copies and is used in many history courses. What did his work mean to you? How did it change your perspective of history?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feedback@yourcall.org. How should Zinn's work influence the way history is taught in the future? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Daniel Ellsberg, an activist and political analyst. His leaking of the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times set in motion a chain of events that ended not only the Nixon presidency but the Vietnam War.

Ron Briley, a history teacher and assistant headmaster at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he has taught for over thirty years.

Olive Mitra, a humanities and English literature teacher at June Jordan School for Equity, a San Francisco public high school.

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Agenda for a New Economy--What will it Take to Boost Small Business?

When President Obama put small business at the center of his plan for job creation, even Republicans had to applaud. But does either party really walk the walk when it comes to supporting small business? On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Agenda for a New Economy series by looking at the Obama proposals and what it takes to support small business in the downturn. Whether you own a small business or just like mom-and-pop, join us live at 11 a.m. or e-mail at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Stacy Mitchell is a researcher with the New Rules Project of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Christopher Gunn, communications director, American Small Business League

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